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Why timing the market doesn’t work

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By Capital Partners Markets and Investments

Every day the financial media has stories about either impending doom or unbridled optimism for the stock market. Not surprisingly, many investors get the urge to move their asset allocations around based on these stories in the hopes of boosting their returns.

Investment Committee members, Steven Boyce and Nick Menegola sat down to discuss all things market timing – specifically, why timing the market doesn’t work.

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